Growing "
By: James McIntyre , Doctor , [NPC]
Teilani Dane, Chief Medical Officer, [PC]

Stardate: 58205.28 2240

McIntyre was walking by Dr. Dane's office when he spotted the Olive branch he had given Dane, stuck in a pot of dirt. He smiled, it looked like she had done that in effort to thwart the progression of it's wilting leaves.

He snapped his fingers, there was only one thing to do. "I'll be back in a few minutes," he said to one of the nurses at their station.

A moment later, he was in his neighbor's quarters looking at her small olive tree. "Its gonna cost you big time," said Liz with a smile.

"Anything," said McIntyre, "name your price."

Liz tapped her finger on her ever widening smile and then announced, "I want your Horga'hn."

"My wha..?"

"Its a fair price," she snapped back, "You seem to have no trouble finding them, and..." she said, affectionatly stroking the tree's leaves, "...it is a real tree."

McIntyre pursed his lips trying to make it seem like a more difficult decision than it was. "Okay, you have a deal."

He shook hands with Liz and proceeded to pick up the small tree. He carried it back to sickbay and looked around. Dane was no where to be seen, He carried the tree into her office and switched pots trying not to get dirt all over.

He stepped back to admire his handy work, satisfied, he snuck back out of Dane's office with the empty pot went off and made his rounds.

Teilani had been visiting some of the dismissed patients just to make sure that they were alright and some of them even requested her if they could go back on duty.

She entered here office and walked to the replicator, after placing her equipment on the desk. "Coffee, Jamaican blend double strong double sweet." she ordered. "Ah...... this is much better." she said inhaling the strong smell.

Caressing the hot mug in her hands she turned around and........ The mug of hot coffee fell to the floor, shattering into thousand pieces. She placed her hands infront of her mouth and walked over to the Olive tree.

"JAAAAAAAAAAAMeees!!!" she yelled.

Not far away, McIntyre smirked at the nurse who was assisting him with a dermal regeneration procedure. He looked up at her and smirked, "I'll be right back."

He stepped up next to Dane and who was almost shaking.

"Look....... it has grown. O my goodness. I love it.!!! "

He pulled out his tricorder and scanned it, and feigned a surprise look, "Indeed it has Doctor, I guess it has responded to the pot and dirt you put it in."

Teilani was as happy as a school girl. Spontaneously she hugged McIntyre. "I have never had a plant before, what do I do now, I need to do some reading on it. How did it grow so fast.???

She bit her lower lip, she always did that when being nervous or too exited.

"All you need to do is water it twice a week," said McIntyre, skirting the question of its rapid growth.

She carefully touched the soft velvety leaves. "you know I wonder if it will grow real olives?"

He stepped closer to the tree and touched its leaves as well. "Wouldn't that be a treat?"

Teilani nodded. "First priority, however, is trying to keep it alive." She then turned back towards her desk, looking over her shoulder at the plant. She had a real plant now, Teilani was extatic. She took some padds from the desk and walked back to McIntyre.

Handing them to him, she said. "I have a real plant."

"I'm glad you like it." he said. He glanced at the padds. "Well, if you will excuse me Doctor, I have to finish my rounds."

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